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09tarheel on 18 January 2010

I think 5 million might be a bit high, I'm going to guess around 3 million. It looks like a fun game, very accessible and it is not like Dancing games have not been successful before, Dance Dance Revolution used to be huge. So I'm not sure why this game outselling the combined sales of a few niche games (a couple of debatable quality), should be seen as a bad thing.



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c0rd on 18 January 2010

Please, leave your crying over your beloved games' low sales for another thread.

People in the thread so far have noted the great advertising, and while that no doubt plays into the sales, I think it's the quality of the game that speaks louder. Advertisements would not explain the massive rise of sales in the UK, in a week where all other software numbers have fallen. That's word of mouth power; people love the game.

I'll put down the current sales history now in case it's adjusted later:

Week America Others Total
1 7,923 18,637 26,560
2 12,638 41,869 54,507
3 26,215 101,300 127,515
4 53,419 84,234 137,653
5 79,135 73,708 152,843
6 106,854 82,490 189,344
7 65,166 49,563 114,729
8 34,504 n/a 34,504

Total Salesddd 
0.00m
Japan
0.24m
Americas
0.45m
Others
0.69m
Total
1 n/a 7,923 18,637 26,560
2 n/a 12,638 41,869 54,507
3 n/a 26,215 101,300 127,515
4 n/a 53,419 84,234 137,653
5 n/a 79,135 73,708 152,843
6 n/a 106,854 82,490 189,344
7 n/a 65,166 49,563 114,729
8 n/a 34,504 n/a 34,504
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Wait a sec. These are adjusted numbers, lol... I'm too late, then. Well, it was about 40% lower across the board in Americas when the thread was created, around 690k worldwide by its 8th week.

Also, it seems a sequel was just announced. As I expected, though I didn't think they'd come out with it so soon, lol... how unfortunate.



psrock on 18 January 2010

I am going for 3 million, but these types of games can sell all year. Congrats Ubi.





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chapset on 18 January 2010

50 million nothing less nothing more... well maybe not 5million is more likely



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ph4nt on 18 January 2010

These companies always complain about their hardcore games not selling and we always tell them "advertise"



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noname2200 on 18 January 2010

1.5-2 million tops, I think.



RageBot on 19 January 2010

I'd like this game to sell 5+ million, if only to see what Malstrom says about it :)



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Galaki on 19 January 2010
Naum said:
Who would have thought that advertising a games can actually help the sales??
Hell this game probably have a advertising budget several time the development cost.

I am guessing, several dozen times.



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johnsobas on 19 January 2010
SaviorX said:
Sales went up by 114% this week in the UK weekly charts somehow...

The game just looks fun. If Suda51 likes playing it, anyone probably could. It appeals to everyone and was PROPERLY MARKETED as such. Metacritic score may be low, but that obviously doesn't matter when it is outselling Assassins Creed 2 (PS3) in Europe.

I say it will pass 900k at this rate, if sales went up this week over the last one. Depending on the ongoing strength of its word of mouth and the 2010 holiday boost, it will pass 1 million......and receive an underperforming sequel at the end of the year.

you don't have to wait til holiday 2010, it's gonna pass 1 million in a few weeks....



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solracbrit on 19 January 2010
Bamboleo said:

I'm speechless... That's the best advertasing campaing I have seen in a really long timer. No wonder why this title is selling. It seems like someone finally figured out the Wii. I imagined myself dancing Bad Romance while playing this "game". Well maybe I'll do that when Just Dance 2 comes out and the first one had sold 5 million copies...



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